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The witness is driving in a rural area near Willis, Michigan when an upright canine-like humanoid crosses in front of her. The witness seems to be convinced that this was a werewolf.
I recently received the following account:
“Hello. I was driving out in the country in a back road town of Willis, Michigan. Then something quite startling ran in front of my car. It literally was running so fast not only was it a 2-footed 7-9 foot blur. It was weird how its legs literally went from the foot back to a joint. Like an ankle. Then forwards like a joint like our knee. Then it went back to the hip! It made it go so fast almost literally went in front of my back road cruising 25-35 mph. I watched, but as fast as it was, I made its full body out.
Its head had pointy-like upward ears like a Doberman Pinscher almost. Then its body was like a person except the shoulders were strong like a very built man. Its head had remained to point straight ahead like our heads do. But its body was longer because of how tall it was. It has been running like a blurry werewolf. And since it was a full moon, I thought werewolf! But it was running so fast because it had a different shape than the people! I wish I could draw. I will never forget what it looked like! It went in front of my car running into a small back road cemetery. It had to have been a werewolf.
I’m not sure what it really was but as soon as I saw it my 1st instinct was to pray and go to the nearest church as fast as possible! So I did. While saying the Lord’s Prayer I trembled and my body was in fear of the unknown. I stayed at a church and slept in the parking lot the entire night.
I thought that would be crazy if werewolves had been truly really actually physically real! But I went back later to find out the cemetery was called the Child’s Cemetery and the name was from the child’s family! Most of the tombs had been children of the Masonic Templars for the symbols all had distinct characteristic traits. And the actual percentage of the graves had actually been from children. All had died between 1927-1932. I don’t know what it was from. Smallpox maybe. But that was the first, but not the last, time. I was with this girl crazy. I thought she was for talking to herself. But we saw 2 of them running in a field a week later! I thought of shapeshifters and things of nature. I don’t know what made it come to mind. But whatever the case it was scary.” JSM
NOTE: We are going to continue to look into this incident. Apparently, according to the witness, there is more activity as well. Lon
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PEOPLE living in one of the UK’s coolest neighborhoods say it’s a “cracking place” and much cheaper than London.
The once gritty neighborhood of Digbeth is just a stone’s throw from Birmingham and has become a magnet for arty and creative types.
Tulah Searle, Ruby Rai Kieran Botting love the ‘vibe’ in Digbeth[/caption]
The forthcoming arrival of the HS2 train service has ‘ramped up interest’ in the area[/caption]
Street artist Ginger Dan lives in Great Barr but spends most of his hours in Digbeth[/caption]
Digbeth has been dubbed one of the “Coolest Neighbourhood” in the UK by the Sunday Times,.
It boasts disused warehouses converted into designer apartments, independent stores, bars and trendy art venues.
And some residents are convinced that living here could make them millionaires.
Dad-of-two Lee, 48, who has sons aged 18 and 14, told The Sun: “People think Birmingham is not as cool as London but check Digbeth out. It’s a cool place, it’s like Brazil where I once lived.”
Lee says the forthcoming arrival of the high-speed HS2 train service has ramped up interest in the area.
The savvy property guru has already snapped up a bungalow for investment on a corner plot – just 800 meters from the HS2 intended terminal – and near two universities.
He confessed: “I got it for a good price and I am hoping that I get planning permission to develop the land and maybe build an apartment block for 50 students.
“In years I could double, treble, quadruple the price paid, and I could become a millionaire. It would be my pension.”
Street artist Ginger Dan whose real name is Dan Evans was up a ladder at the entrance to the “must-see” Red Brick Market, putting the finishing strokes to his new eye-catching mural.
He said: “Digbeth draws people here – it’s the creative quarter of Birmingham.
“My job is to embody this amazing market as an illustration and turn the outer walls into a giant mural.”
Dan lives in nearby Great Barr but spends most of his hours in Digbeth.
He added: “It’s a cracking place, with good pubs and spots, performance art and galleries, and tattoo studios.”
He stressed that he was just one small part of the street art scene, and said many others should also take credit for their work – transforming dull red bricks into colourful and striking murals.
Carrie – who is responsible for running the market – said: “It is for everyone, a little bit alternative and there is no age range.”
The busy market trader runs two of the many and varied stalls, taxidermy and gothic fashion.
While serving customers at the site – which used to be an old button factory – she added: “It is for everyone, a little bit alternative and there is no age range.”
The 40-year-old said: “I absolutely love it here and the house prices are a lot cheaper than London.
“I lived in London for six months and for the amount I was paying in rent for one room in a shared house I can rent a three-storey, five bed Victorian house with a massive garden just outside Digbeth for £1,100 a month.”
Carrie – who has managed the market for two years – said: “Digbeth is for eclectic people and it’s nothing like your typical High Street.
“The appeal is independent shops and alternatives and not having anything the same.
“The place is always buzzing with poetry nights, drink and draw nights, and The Ruin pub is the best.
“There are bands, dining clubs and bottomless brunches, ball pits and baseball batting cages.”
Among the crowds of visitors, a cool teen trio caught our eye.
Tulah Searle, 17, a barista and waitress from Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, gushed: “It’s so cool here – the atmosphere and people.
“It would be great to live here – maybe one day!”
Her pal Ruby Rai, 17, an events co-ordinator from Leamington Spa, added: “We always come to Digbeth for clothes shopping. It’s better than all the places back home.”
Kieran Botting, 16, a supermarket sales adviser from Stratford, chipped in: “I love the vibe here, it’s the best.
“It beats the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham.
“It’s a nice place to be and be seen.”
Old warehouses are being transformed into cool spaces and designer apartments[/caption]
He said it is a “must-visit.”
From the legendary Custard Factory full of hip and trendy bars to Birmingham’s oldest pub, The Old Crown, and Digbeth Dining Club, plus street art, it is clear to see how the former industrial heartland has won over a new generation.
Molly Brockhouse, a supervisor at The Old Crown, said: “We all love Digbeth, it is quite quirky and people are different.
There’s a vibe, we’re a good crowd!”
Molly, 23, from Solihull, West Mids, added: “There are a lot of decent shops and art classes, and it’s better than Broad Street.”
Her friend and fellow bar supervisor Scarlett Ball, 23, said: “There’s a great scene and everyone knows everyone.
“Digbeth’s up and coming and a very desired place to live and the prices are not outrageous.
“All the buildings are interesting.
“I say to my grandma what a cool place Digbeth is now and she can’t believe it saying: ‘What the Hell are you saying about Digbeth, it’s a dump, isn’t it?’”
Property director Lee Blake who lives on the outskirts but is investing within the neighbourhood, believes the “cost of living crisis” is drawing more Londoners to the area.
While working on his laptop in the courtyard garden of The Old Crown, he told our team: “It’s a lot cheaper living here than in London and the cost of living crisis is attracting new people.
“It’s easy to work from home now, or the pub, or commute to the office in London.”
According to property website Rightmove, a Birmingham home costs an average of £259,821 – almost £400,000 less than in London.
And Digbeth has reggae and pop links as a selling point.
Landmark pub the Eagle and Tun was made famous by UB40 and was the setting for the band’s top-charting Red Red Wine video.
But the Victorian boozer is now being demolished to make way for the controversial high-speed line.
Molly Brockhouse, supervisor at The Old Crown pub and her friend and fellow supervisor Scarlett Ball[/caption]
Property director Lee Blake lives on the outskirts but is investing in the area[/caption]
YAWNING and staring might seem like feline behavior, but one pug has proven that some dogs have cat-like instincts too.
An adorable black puppy was caught on camera as she sat on the couch while cleaning herself, looking like she might let out a meow at any moment.
A Pug was caught on camera acting much more like a cat then a dog in a hilarious video[/caption]
The pet was seen licking her paws to clean herself in the clip posted by LADbible Ireland[/caption]
While most dogs spend their time tearing up toys and chasing balls, some have more mellow personalities.
In a recent video shared by LADbible Ireland, the bug-eyed creature was recorded with some added narration.
“This pug think’s she’s a cat,” the text read as the video zoomed in on the clueless subject.
The unnamed pug was busy licking her paws and pushing back the fur on her face to give herself a fresh look.
“Just getting my morning clean on,” the next caption joked.
The sweet dog was then seen letting out a long yawn, before making eye contact with whoever was behind the camera.
“This is exhausting stuff,” the narrator added, before asking “Can I help you?”
In the video’s caption, the poster admitted “I am convinced this is a cat in a pug costume.”
Animal-lovers quickly added their thoughts in the comments section, many sharing their own experiences with pets that seemed confused about their identify.
“We’ve had two Pugs and I always thought they were the felines of the canine world,” one person wrote.
Many gushed over the pug’s silly mannerisms.
“Pugs are just the cutest things! No matter what they do, they’re cute!!”
Some Pug owners compared their pets to other animals.
“Omg. My pug is kind of like a, cat, frog … alien too… jumping on tables … doin stunts…,” they added.
While this pug is certainly not a cat, it’s not unheard of for people to make identification mistakes.
Other people have also been fooled by creatures that appear to be dogs, but actually are an entirely different species.
In Texas, a baby fox separated from its mother was mistaken for a puppy by the person who found it.
Another rescuer believed they had saved a dog from their backyard in Australia, but it turned out to be a Dingo.
Despite her unusual behaviors, this pug is certainly not meant for the wild.
In the comments section, many Pug owners agreed that their pets display some unusual behaviors[/caption]
The adorable puppy also let out a few yawns, suggesting it had the mellow personality of a feline[/caption]
^ Stay tuned for our full video appraisal of The Witcher 3’s current state, full of glorious ultrawide footage!
The best bit of PC gaming is having the speed and power to be able to whack everything on Ultra and marvel as your rig effortlessly spits out a silky-smooth rendition of whatever game it is, with graphical features activated that would make the latest consoles wave a little white flag and melt into a puddle of liquid convenience.
The worst bit is when you can’t whack everything on ultra, and so have to Fiddle: endlessly tweaking a bewildering array of switches and sliders in order to find the perfect balance between performance and visual fidelity. Incessantly calibrating a piece of software with all the complexity of one that monitors the status of a nuclear reactor, not just for your specific hardware configuration but also for your own tolerances as a human being. Some people don’t mind a bit of screen tearing if it unlocks some performance headroom. Others, like me, abhor it: it’s synonymous with “unplayable” as far as I’m concerned. Some people can take or leave raytracing. Me? If it’s there, I want it turned on, otherwise I’ll be wincing every time a screen space reflection rudely disappears when I dare to tilt the camera.
A STREET art super-fan who convinced Banksy to make a piece in his home town was left heartbroken when the work was accidentally destroyed by builders just days later.
Jacob Smith, 30, said he spent two years “badgering” the illusive street artist to stencil graffiti in Herne Bay, Kent.
Banksy’s Morning is Broken was inadvertently pulled down by workers and dumped in a skip[/caption]
The piece, which could be worth as much as £500,000, was inadvertently pulled down by workers and dumped in a skip after it appeared on the wall of a derelict farmhouse.
Earlier this month it emerged the piece – which could have sold for millions if still fully intact – was torn down by contractors who had no idea it was a genuine Banksy.
The remains of the mural, called Morning is Broken, have since been fished out of a nearby skip, but it is not known what will happen to the pieces of wall.
It showed a young boy opening curtains made of corrugated iron with a cat peering out of the 500-year-old building.
Banksy confirmed he was the creator of the piece in a post shared to Instagram just days later.
Now Mr Smith is set on keeping the piece in the seaside town where it was created, as “the work was done for a purpose – to benefit the town”.
He said: “I first emailed Banksy’s office two-years-ago on the off chance that he would do something in Herne Bay for an art festival I’m putting together.”
After emailing right up until the week before the art’s unfortunate end, he eventually got the response that his proposals would be put in front of the elusive artist.
But on March 14, he was shown an Instagram post of the crumbled building by his girlfriend.
Mr Smith said: “I felt disbelief and shock when I heard the news. I worked hard to make this happen – so I’m more heartbroken than most.
“I spent so long badgering him to do a piece – and now be has – but no one can see it.”
He believes it would be an “awful coincidence” if his emails were not the catalyst for the street-artist hitting Herne Bay.
The street-art collector and occasional dealer lives just 20 minutes from Blacksole Farm where the work, titled Morning is Broken, went up.
He hopes developers, Kitewood, will return the work to the town and display it for all to see.
Mr Smith estimates that after being restored, the art could be worth between £300,000 to £500,000.
He added: “It was created in Herne Bay – It should stay in Herne Bay.
“I still can’t believe he did a piece, and I am grateful for that, but I just want it to stay here.”
The Banksy lover is working on plans for the Kent Street Art Festival, where he wishes the restored painting will be showcased along with local talent, as well as his own collection of original hand sprayed placards by the famous artist from the 2003 anti-war march in London.
The whereabouts of the recent painting is still unknown, but contractors pulled broken remains out of the skip after realising it’s significance.
Shortly after, rumours that the man himself had been spotted at Blacksole Farm stirred after a mysterious chap in a bowler hat was seen.
The art is not the first Banksy to be taken apart in Kent, as his work in Margate was dismantled by Thanet District Council just hours after he claimed it, and is now being taken out of the wall by an Essex art gallery to be displayed at Dreamland.
Kitewood has been approached for comment.